Community Calendar • Arts & Entertainment – Pages 28

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DATED EVENTS

Saturday October 15 thru Saturday October 21

UC MASTER GARDENERS FALL PLANT SALE

Order online, pick up by appointment at Watsonville and Salinas locations

Monterey Bay Master Gardeners announce their annual Fall Plant Sale, with the online pop-up nursery open for one week.

Fall is the best time to plant cool-weather food crops and California native plants and other perennials, when the soil is still warm and can get established through winter rains.

Our fall plant collection features drought-tolerant, water-wise and native and/or pollinator perennials with a robust selection of winter vegetables and herbs. The collection includes indoor plants, succulents and bulbs ready for the garden.

All funds benefit the all-volunteer UC Master Gardeners of Monterey and Santa Cruz Counties, which offers a gardening help line, events and seasonal classes to empower our home gardening community with knowledge and skills to grow food and garden sustainably. For information, visit mbmg.ucanr.edu .

Monday October 17

WATSONVILLE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL CELEBRATION

2-4 p.m., Watsonville Community Hospital, 75 Nielson St. The community is invited to a celebration at Watsonville Community Hospital.

The celebration will thank supporters who helped the hospital be purchased by the community in the form of the Pajaro Valley Health District Project. Questions? Email june _ponce@Watsonvillehospital.com

The hospital offers free classes monthly on Zoom for pregnant women, breastfeed-ing mothers, and newborn and mommy care.

Wednesday October 19

RIO DEL MAR IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION MEETING

6:30 p.m., Rio Sands Hotel Reception/Meeting Room, 116 Aptos Beach Road, Aptos (Doors open at 6:00 p.m.) The Annual Meeting is open to RDMIA members and Rio Del Mar residents.

Speakers will include:

Matt Machado, Director Santa Cruz County Public Works. Matt will discuss transportation and other public works news and take questions from members.

Kieran Kelly, on behalf of Supervisor Friend, will provide District 2 updates and take questions from members.

Bruce Jaffe and Rachel Lather, of Soquel Creek Water District, to explain the range of initiatives designed to provide customers with a safe and reliable source of water and take questions from members.

This will be an informative meeting that addresses issues in our Rio Del Mar community. If you are interested in attending, please RSVP to rdmia1941@gmail.com.

WEEKENDS AT CEMENT SHIP

Fish and chips are best enjoyed with a beautiful ocean view, and that’s what you can expect each Saturday and Sunday until the end of November. Starting Saturday, Oct.16, Scrumptious Fish and Chips will serve their award-winning food noon to 6 p.m. weekends at the Cement Ship in Aptos.

Scrumptious Fish and Chips food truck will have a private and spacious picnic area across from the Cement Ship, where guests can enjoy lunch or dinner.

The owners are Tim and Helen Korinth of Aptos, who enjoy walking their dog along the beach path at Seacliff State Beach and noticed the snack shack available.

They hail from a small village in Great Britain. They launched their award-winning food truck three years ago to bring a bit of Britain to Santa Cruz County. They specialize in made-from-scratch, beer-battered British-style fish & chips, sourcing beer from local brewers and twice frying the potatoes to create a fluffy interior with a crunchy exterior.

The menu includes beer-battered shrimp and British bangers, plus Loaded Chicken Tikka Masala Curry and Loaded Vegan Gauc Chips.

So far, Scrumptious has served at local breweries and farmers markets and now the Cement Ship. For the menu and calendar of events see https://www.scrumptiousfc.com

Branch Library and online via Zoom.

Attendees can pick up a copy of the League’s Easy Voter Guide. To participate via Zoom, visit https://us06web.zoom.us/j/8821 2181762?pwd=eTJZZnphSGE5UGlKbUN4bWpGK3R6dz09.

APTOS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE FALL MIXER

5-7 p.m., Sand Rock Farm, 6901 Freedom Blvd., Aptos Explore the beautiful 10-acre Sand Rock Farm bed and breakfast/vacation rental with the Aptos Chamber of Commerce.

The Victorian house and grounds date to 1887. Grab some raffle tickets, sip wine, and enjoy appetizers as you network with your neighbors.

The cost is: $5 donation for chamber members, $10 public. For information, see: Aptoschamber.com or call (831) 688-1467.

Thursday October 20

PVUSD STATE OF THE DISTRICT

8:30 a.m., Watsonville City Hall community room, 250 Main St. The Pajaro Valley Unified School District will present “The State of the District” at Watsonville City Hall community room. The theme is “Learning and Innovation For Transformation.” The Capitola Library hosts an opportunity to get individual help on your advanced directive with a trained volunteer from Hospice of Santa Cruz County on Oct. 20.

You can also get your advance directive witnessed to make it a legal document.

Registration is required.

Schedule a one-on-one appointment between 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Contact Vanessa at Hospice of Santa Cruz County at 831430-3047 or vsilver-stein@hospicesantacruz.org.

Friday October 21

SPOOKTACULAR 2022

6:30-8 p.m., Watsonville Family YMCA, 27 Sudden St. Central Coast YMCA will offer chills and thrills during the Halloween season with its Spooktacular 2022.

Spooktacular events feature trick-or-treat stations, arts & crafts, costume parade and more fun for the whole family, all free to the community. For info, call (831) 757-4633 or go to centralcoast ymca.org.

Friday October 21 Saturday October 22

ROTARY CELEBRATES 100 YEARS

The Rotary Club of Santa Cruz celebrate its 100 years of service with two communi-ty events:

Historical Re-enactment: With the Mountain Parks Foundation, the Rotary Club of Santa Cruz will present a historical re-enactment of Rotary International honoring the ancient redwoods on Friday, Oct. 21, from 11:45 a.m.-2 p.m. at Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park in Felton.

Attendees will witness a performance featuring the 1938 dedication of The Rotary Tree on the Redwood Loop Trail. It is based on chapter 10 of Big Basin Redwood Forest: California’s Oldest State Park (2021) by historian Traci Bliss.

Centennial Celebration: At Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk’s Cocoanut Grove on Sat-urday, Oct. 22, from 6-10 p.m. Keynote speaker Nicki Scott, Rotary International vice president, dinner and dancing. Tickets are $150 per person. RSVP at (https://www.santacruzrotary.com/our-centennial. html).

Besides launching a project to help preserve a local redwood forest, now known as Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park, the club has: • Led efforts to fund improvements to the Santa Cruz Mission Adobe State Park and the Santa Cruz County Veterans Memorial Building • Awarded $1 million in college scholarships to students • Provided $400,000 in grants to organizations supporting youth and the arts and other nonprofits • Invested annually in programs to produce clean drinking water, provide education, improve health and promote peace.

“We hope that the community will join us in this celebration,” said Erik Dybdahl, president of Santa Cruz Rotary. “We hope they also might be inspired by this achievement to attend a meeting at their local Rotary club sometime soon.”

Saturday October 22

CELEBRATING 170 YEARS

11 a.m., First United Methodist Church, 229 Stanford St., Watsonville Watsonville First United Methodist Church, 229 Stanford St., Watsonville, will host a celebration of serving the Pajaro Valley community for 170 years. Lunch to follow by reservation, call 831-724-4434 or email office@Watsonville1stumc.org

BOWL STRIKES AGAINST CANCER

1-2:45 p.m., Boardwalk Bowl, 115 Cliff St., Santa Cruz. 2022’s WomenCARE’s 26th Annual Strike Out Against Cancer Bowling Benefit will once again be at the Boardwalk Bowl. The goal is $70,000.

This year marks WomenCARE’s 30th anniversary. Organizers look forward to a fun day of bowling and raising money and awareness, adhering to COVID-19 safety protocols for the in-person event.

A virtual option is also available. There are several ways you can support this year’s event: Bowl, sponsor pledge or donate. See https://www.bowlathon. net/event/strike-out-against-cancer-2022/

UNCORK CORRALITOS

1-4 p.m. Alladin Nursery & Gift Shop, 2905 Freedom Boulevard, Watsonville Experience local wines, craft beers, ciders, live music, delicious food, and a stroll through the garden at Alladin Nursery & Gift Shop.

Hosted by Rotary Club of Freedom to benefit Pajaro Valley Shelter Services. Tickets are $35 at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/uncorkcorralitos-tickets-411617036637?aff=ebdshpsearchauto complete